Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Opened in 1960 as a fully functional recreation center for the nearby sixth ward community, it was the indoor air-conditioned gym that brought it fame. Better known as just Fonde Rec it became THE mecca for Houston pick-up basketball.

Flash back to the early 1980s when in its hey day, future NBA Hall of Famers Moses Malone and Hakeem Olajuwan (or as he was known then, Akeem) battled away on its courts. The legend of playing at Fonde brought scores of players through its doors and allowed them to develop their skills and go on to achieve fame in the NCAA and the NBA.